Source of data

Observations were drawn from Elliston {station 018069}.

Evaporation data is available from Gumview about 40 kilometres to the northeast and inland. This data is representative of the area but some variations can be expected as evaporation is affected by cloud, relative humidity, temperature and wind strength during the day. There is no current daily sunshine data available. The closest sunshine station is Ceduna, about 200 kilometres to the north west. On average, Ceduna receives around half an hour more daily sunshine than Elliston in summer and around an hour more in winter. See climate maps for average values.